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Ms. L. from Durham, NC is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Engaging Physically While Learning

My students need these chair bands and balance discs to help them engage their bodies during lessons.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. L.'s classroom raised $166

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are amazing because they come from a challenging background but arrive at school everyday ready to learn and make an impact. As an inner-city school, diversity is limited and so are their experiences. I love how teaching them about the world sparks their fascination and drives my students to learn more.

My school is bare bones with a ton of potential, including staff and administration to support it!

All we need is the backing to make things happen. I teach 5th grade math, but my whole team is on board to do anything to get our school out of low performing. Teachers have come to us from other grade levels to join in making this possible. As a STEAM school, we are encouraged to take learning away from just paper and pencil, so I know we have the support to make our projects happen.

Students at our school are hooked on processed snacks, social media, and music. But we know we can use these things to our advantage! We can teach them about gardening, how to use technology responsibly, and inspire creativity in the arts.

My Project

Numerous articles have been published that support the effectiveness of Bouncy Bands & Balance Discs in the classroom. In a classroom full of 5th graders, they are ready to be active but increasingly spending time seated during mandated tests and other implemented programs. Through this project, every chair in my classroom will be fitted with a Bouncy Band. I will also receive a few Balance Discs for floor seating. The discs can make sitting on the carpet during mini-lessons easier for students, and be transported back to desks to make wiggling and extended periods of sitting more manageable. Over time, I would like to acquire a class set of these as well.

Students and teachers alike have reported that these bands and balance discs increased their focus, engagement, and decreased anxiety.

This leads to a greater enjoyment of learning and being in the classroom, fewer disruptions, and overall increased success no matter what your definition of "success" is.

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Durham, NC
Grades 3-5
Mathematics
Students with Disabilities
Reading Nooks, Desks & Storage
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Ms. L. W.G. Pearson Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Chair Bands for ADHD Kids - (12-Pack) Bouncy Kick Fidgets for Elementary, Middle, High School Students and Adults - Best for Classroom Chairs and Desk - (Light Blue) Fidget Feet Band by Feety • Amazon Business $27.99 2 $55.98

URBNFit Balance Disc Stability Wobble - By (Plastic, Pink) • Amazon Business $14.99 3 $44.97

Materials cost			$100.95
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$7.87
3rd party payment processing fee			$1.51
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$140.33
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$24.76
Total project goal			$165.09
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$165.09
2 Donors			-$160.68
Donations toward project cost			-$140.33
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$20.35
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$4.41
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Engaging Physically While Learning

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